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Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.

Only five Sears stores remain in the U.S., with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.

Ms. Dionne, pictured left with her sister Cécile, was the first to crawl and to cut a tooth. But she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.

It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the November ballot, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.

Ryan Wedding rose to fame as an Olympic athlete, but the authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed.

Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.

A former roadie, he joined the band in 1990. He played on five albums and in hundreds of shows, and was “a vital part of the Cure story,” the band said.

Division and conference titles are up for grabs.